getting BSN for NP, online or brick and mortar

[submerche]

I am a new ADN grad with aspirations of becoming an acute care NP someday. Having just started in this ED I hate to start taking days off for school. I also hate to lose the income. However, I do not want to wait to get my BSN. Some people in the ED have done WGU or some other online course. If I knew I was going to stop at BSN that is what I would do for sure. I really want to practice someday though and am worried that not getting my BSN from a traditional four year might stand in my way. Does anybody have any advice or thought on this. Anybody here have their NP license with an online BSN degree?

Thanks

[mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN]

I completed my BSN online at a one of the UNC state universities. I did not have to go to campus, but they are a brick and mortar. I am now just finishing my MSN at Duke, and it is all online, except for 3 days in a couple of the semesters for on campus intensives. the NP programs are the same. Practicums are arranged with the help of the University. Many of the online ones like WGU require you to find your own practicum sites.

I actually think there are very few RN-BSN programs that are traditional schooling. Some meet one day a week, like I said, mine was totally online. From a reputable school. And you can't beat state tuition. I think the only ones doing traditional schools are the 4 year BSN programs, ABSNs, and ADNs where all the clinical work is required. I am a huge proponent of the state systems. Most have great programs and are very reasonably priced.

[verene, MSN]

Look for RN to BSN bridge programs offered locally. My local public university offers traditional BSN, ABSN and RN-to-BSN options. The RN-to-BSN program is online, with 2 days on campus per term (for intensives), and may be completed full-time or part-time.

Previously I lived in another state which also had an RN-BSN bridge program through the public university, that one required one day a week on campus, but was otherwise online.

RN-BSN programs are frequently scheduled with the working RN in mind as many if not most of their students are working as full-time RNs while completing their BSNs.